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and, look, he even pals around with nancy pelosi. didn't we just fire her? >> didn't you see those loving looks? >> you know, real quick on that. the interesting thing, if i were to pivot off of that caption of him and nancy together because that's what the people are looking for. that partnership working, getting things done. >> but they were talking about global warming. >> the other thing about that ad, that was symbolic of the entire mitt romney campaign strategy in the primaries. which was a take-no-prisoners attack policy. it just showed that mitt romney had tons of money and some very clever consultants who could carve up anybody in his path. that left him with a lot of making up to do once he secured the nomination. the way he got the nomination is typified by that ad showed weakness in this camp. >> let's go back to the strategy, which it was. somebody is going to be the republican nominee and that person is going to be obama. therefore, all you have to be is there. >> and as he just noted and as neil sodacca made famous, making up is hard to do. th
and, look, he even pals around with nancy pelosi. didn't we just fire her? >> didn't you see those loving looks? >> you know, real quick on that. the interesting thing, if i were to pivot off of that caption of him and nancy together because that's what the people are looking for. that partnership working, getting things done. >> but they were talking about global warming. >> the other thing about that ad, that was symbolic of the entire mitt romney campaign strategy in...
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nancy pelosi. john barrow of georgia, a democrat, voted for john lewis, his fellow democrat in georgia rather than nancy pelosi. jim cooper of ten tnessee voted for colin powell. you have a little bit on both sides. to me it speaks to -- there is clearly unrest, and, yet, it's not unified behind anyone. a couple votes for alan west. that's not going happen. a vote for labrador from idaho. one vote for eric cantor. it's not coalessed. john boehner for all the discomfort with him, that's clear within some conservative circles, the guy is going to be the speaker of the house. it's remarkable that conservatives couldn't unite even a little bit more as a show of force. >> i still believe the only person -- if he somehow expressed an interest, you would see the committee chairs, you would see a flocking. >> does this -- the question you have to be watching now is how this weakens or stretens his hand going into negotiations on the fiscal cliff -- not that, the debt ceiling. that remains to be seen. we'll
nancy pelosi. john barrow of georgia, a democrat, voted for john lewis, his fellow democrat in georgia rather than nancy pelosi. jim cooper of ten tnessee voted for colin powell. you have a little bit on both sides. to me it speaks to -- there is clearly unrest, and, yet, it's not unified behind anyone. a couple votes for alan west. that's not going happen. a vote for labrador from idaho. one vote for eric cantor. it's not coalessed. john boehner for all the discomfort with him, that's clear...
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during a meeting that newly minted at the time house minority leader nancy pelosi had in about march of -- >> hold on one second. i'll have you hold that thought. tammy baldwin is being sworn in right now. she is the democratic senator from wisconsin. she is the senate-elect, and she's actually the first openly gay woman elected to the senate, and she was also the first woman elected to represent wisconsin in the senate. she's being sworn in right now. all right. finish it up. >> fantastic moment. historic moment. go, tammy. what i was saying, so in march of 2011 i asked then minority leader pelosi if she thought boehner had the votes to raise the debt ceiling then. this is after she spent the entire time talking about how -- what a great vote getter she was and all this stuff. she goes, oh, i don't know, jonathan, you have to ask the speaker that. you have to ask the speaker that, but i'll tell you this. i never lost a vote. nancy pelosi who had as her majority leader steady hoyer, someone who she didn't want hoyer, she wanted congressman myrtha. that was her guy. she had a majority
during a meeting that newly minted at the time house minority leader nancy pelosi had in about march of -- >> hold on one second. i'll have you hold that thought. tammy baldwin is being sworn in right now. she is the democratic senator from wisconsin. she is the senate-elect, and she's actually the first openly gay woman elected to the senate, and she was also the first woman elected to represent wisconsin in the senate. she's being sworn in right now. all right. finish it up. >>...
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>> yeah, boy, that must have been a tough speech for nancy pelosi to give, by the way. look, i have been a defender of john boehner. i think he did an exceptional job when he was minority leader in 2009 and 2010, paul, really giving very strong principled opposition to the kind of policies that barack obama was promoting at that time, the stimulus bill, obamacare, and so on, holding the republican caucus in line on principled grounds. i think where republicans need to go now is look, we know barack obama is looking at governing from the left. we've seen that just the last few weeks, i think that republicans have to be very principled in opposing those policies and paul, one other thing, they have to get back to the growth message. isn't it interesting that in the last five weeks, nobody, neither party, has really been talking about what's good for the economy, how do we grow jobs and make the private sector more prosperous? >> well, steve goes back to 2009 and 10. 2011 and 12 weren't good for the republican house in terms of tangible accomplishments, they were great on
>> yeah, boy, that must have been a tough speech for nancy pelosi to give, by the way. look, i have been a defender of john boehner. i think he did an exceptional job when he was minority leader in 2009 and 2010, paul, really giving very strong principled opposition to the kind of policies that barack obama was promoting at that time, the stimulus bill, obamacare, and so on, holding the republican caucus in line on principled grounds. i think where republicans need to go now is look, we...
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nancy pelosi is on the democrat side. very likely it will be republican john boehner that will keep his job. we're watching as they do the voice vote from each member. we're going on to bring that to you live as soon as we get the final tally. >>> we're also following this story. a really tragic one. police in india have charged five men in the gang rape last month of a 23-year-old medical student on a new delhi bus. the attack set off violent protests across the country. the victim died saturday in a hospital in singapore. the suspects face murder, rape, and kidnapping charges. under india's fast track court system, the trial could actually start this week. our reporter has this report. >> reporter: with thousands protesting the recent gang rape that led to the death of a medical student in new delhi, the victim's father is demanding the harshest possible punishment for her attackers. thousand t though the 23-year-old victim has not been publicly identified, her father went on camera for the first time since her death on
nancy pelosi is on the democrat side. very likely it will be republican john boehner that will keep his job. we're watching as they do the voice vote from each member. we're going on to bring that to you live as soon as we get the final tally. >>> we're also following this story. a really tragic one. police in india have charged five men in the gang rape last month of a 23-year-old medical student on a new delhi bus. the attack set off violent protests across the country. the victim...
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he will keep the job, yes, but is he going to be the leading figure the way nancy pelosi was? no. >> you have no sympathy for john boehner and how he handled the sandy relief bill specifically? >> no, i mean, i really don't, i'm a new york radio host, we have been reporting on it every day, and to watch him do what he did, when you know what people are going through in the rock aways and coney island, it's just -- it was an exercise in a kind of disgust and offensiveness that made chris christie the most unlikely hero politically kaly in that moment. i think with house speaker boehner, two thing. one is that he has to grapple with the divide in his own party, as to how he has to navigate and pick up on perry's point about him needing to lead differently, in order for the leadership to be effective his grand bargains did not wash. i had a idea of him taking a long, long drink of henne after that vote. >> you and i both know he is not a henne man. >> robert costa we will leave it there, we appreciate all of your time, come back. >> thank you. >> be sure to join us tomorrow at 3:
he will keep the job, yes, but is he going to be the leading figure the way nancy pelosi was? no. >> you have no sympathy for john boehner and how he handled the sandy relief bill specifically? >> no, i mean, i really don't, i'm a new york radio host, we have been reporting on it every day, and to watch him do what he did, when you know what people are going through in the rock aways and coney island, it's just -- it was an exercise in a kind of disgust and offensiveness that made...
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in the old days the way it would happen we remembered this with nancy pelosi, remembered it back with tom delay, the majority leader for the republicans, which is whip the votes, grinds down your own members and get them into line and force them into something, build something. boehner has taken a la say fair approach, i'm not going to speak to you, i'm going to speak for you. when they get into the debt ceiling and the resolution, funding, the government runs out and shutdown things like that,'s not going to try to sell them on a deal from the president, he's going to tell the president what the the members want. >> megyn: before i let you go, does that mean we will be looking at a more ideological, conservative house if, you know, because they are still running the joint, if speaker boehner is going to sort of being their mouth-piece feeling with president obama, are we going to be more ey ideologically divided. >> i say to the boys in the graphics temperature get the government shutdown clocks, make sure they're limber, i think we're going to need them. >> megyn: thanks, chris, goo
in the old days the way it would happen we remembered this with nancy pelosi, remembered it back with tom delay, the majority leader for the republicans, which is whip the votes, grinds down your own members and get them into line and force them into something, build something. boehner has taken a la say fair approach, i'm not going to speak to you, i'm going to speak for you. when they get into the debt ceiling and the resolution, funding, the government runs out and shutdown things like...
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you are not surprised by nancy pelosi's statement are you. >> i'm not surprised. the idea has gone nowhere. >> bill: everybody knows that. maybe not ms. pelosi and everybody else. president obama knows if he tries to go in for more tax increases the republicans are going to basically not go along with it and it won't get through the house of representatives and might be a government shutdown and debt ceiling and all of that, so why bother? >> first of all about the debt ceiling this is really important. if we have reached the debt ceiling what that means, bill, is we can't borrow any more money. none the less the tax receipts under the tax laws we now have would continue to it bring in about 60% of the money needed to fund the government. which means that you -- that about 40% of the money would not be there you would have to find a way to shut down 40% of the government so you wouldn't have a way to finance it. that leaves plenty of money by the way, 60% to cover any payments on the national debt. they are only 6 or 7% of spending. when you talk about defaulting
you are not surprised by nancy pelosi's statement are you. >> i'm not surprised. the idea has gone nowhere. >> bill: everybody knows that. maybe not ms. pelosi and everybody else. president obama knows if he tries to go in for more tax increases the republicans are going to basically not go along with it and it won't get through the house of representatives and might be a government shutdown and debt ceiling and all of that, so why bother? >> first of all about the debt...
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pelosi, harry reid but steven spielberg, tommy lee jones. as tip o'neill famously said about his political foe, ronald reagan, love the sinner. hate the sin. when president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neill over to the white house for drinks and raise a glass to one another. there's no shortage of parties planned around inauguration
pelosi, harry reid but steven spielberg, tommy lee jones. as tip o'neill famously said about his political foe, ronald reagan, love the sinner. hate the sin. when president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neill over to the white house for drinks and raise a glass to one another. there's no shortage of parties planned around inauguration
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and, look, he even pals around with nancy pelosi. didn't we just fire her? >> didn't you see those loving looks that they managed to work with the camera shot? >> you know, real quick on that. the interesting thing, if i were newt, i would have pif votded o pivoted off that caption of him and nancy together because that's what the people are looking for. that partnership working, getting things done. >> but they were talking about global warming. >> the other thing about that ad, that was symbolic of the entire mitt romney campaign strategy in the primaries. which was a take-no-prisoners attack the other guy's strategy. it was not about philosophy. it did nothing to show that mitt romney was a committed conservative. it just showed mitt romney had tons of money and some very clever consultants who could carve up anybody in his path. that left him with a lot of making up to do once he secured the nomination. the way he got the nomination as typified by that ad showed weakness in this camp. >> let's go back to the strategy, which it was. somebody is going to b
and, look, he even pals around with nancy pelosi. didn't we just fire her? >> didn't you see those loving looks that they managed to work with the camera shot? >> you know, real quick on that. the interesting thing, if i were newt, i would have pif votded o pivoted off that caption of him and nancy together because that's what the people are looking for. that partnership working, getting things done. >> but they were talking about global warming. >> the other thing about...
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because once you give up ground publicly in legislative strategy, the way chuck schumer and nancy pelosi did, it is impossible to get it back until new year's eve when the president was able to actually get most of that back. get a deal with republicans on a top income tax bracket that kicks in way below a million dollars. it kicks in at $400,000 of income. and some reported that as the president caving. but $250,000 was what the democrats legislated as the top income tax bracket 20 years ago, an index for inflation as income tax brackets are, the top income tax bracket has moved up since then to $397,000. that is what it was last week. last week, under the bush tax rate, the top income tax bracket was $397,000, just as it would have been if the clinton tax rates had never been overridden by the bush tax rates. so $400,000 this week, being taxed at 39.6%, the clinton rate, is exactly where we would be tonight if bill clinton's tax rates had never been repealed. and anyone who believes president obama gave up too much to the republicans, has to tell us what he or she would have given up t
because once you give up ground publicly in legislative strategy, the way chuck schumer and nancy pelosi did, it is impossible to get it back until new year's eve when the president was able to actually get most of that back. get a deal with republicans on a top income tax bracket that kicks in way below a million dollars. it kicks in at $400,000 of income. and some reported that as the president caving. but $250,000 was what the democrats legislated as the top income tax bracket 20 years ago,...
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had they all attended, they would have joined not only nancy prksz pelosi and harry reid but tommy lee jones. as tip o'neil said, love the sinner, hate the sin. we need to get back to a time when president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neil. there's no shortage of parties planned
had they all attended, they would have joined not only nancy prksz pelosi and harry reid but tommy lee jones. as tip o'neil said, love the sinner, hate the sin. we need to get back to a time when president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neil. there's no shortage of parties planned
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pelosi re-emerging as the speaker of the house and if democrat governors had won in the numbers that they needed to win in as well as legislative bodies being dominated by democrats. i think the cult of the personality had a lot more to do with the end results this time around. in addition thereto, the defective candidacy of the republican nominee. after all, he was a legitimate burden for that party. >> the republicans were the best friend of the democrats because of that whole primary process. those debates i think had a collective effect that was all to the benefit of president obama in the end. >> you had one rational guy, jon huntsman, come out, and they all pounded on him. >> who didn't act as rationally as he is. remember the old ten for one, he was one of the hands that went into the air. >> he tried a little bit until south carolina. it wasn't just the debate. the pathologies of the debate played out through the campaign. so you had senate seats in missouri and indiana that fell to the democrats in part because of republican flubs. we have to go to that core question. what i
pelosi re-emerging as the speaker of the house and if democrat governors had won in the numbers that they needed to win in as well as legislative bodies being dominated by democrats. i think the cult of the personality had a lot more to do with the end results this time around. in addition thereto, the defective candidacy of the republican nominee. after all, he was a legitimate burden for that party. >> the republicans were the best friend of the democrats because of that whole primary...
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in 2010 it wasn't as significant but 20 democrats voted against nancy pelosi. i think though, martin, what you're seeing, and i think what allotted of people are reporting on, is the chaos with the house republican conference that was on full display over the last ten days leading up to in fiscal cliff deal which will repeat itself no doubt in the triple crown, the debt limit, sequester and the government funding bill. >> absolutely. >> they're not going to roll over by any means. >> luke russert, thank you so much. >> take it easy. >> i want to bring in our new panel. nbc analyst jonathan alter, and in washington msnbc political analyst david corn. david, if i can start with you, we have had a national disaster and speaker boehner blocked and delayed a measure to provide desperately needed relief to those devastated by hurricane sandy. we've had another mass shooting. we wait to see if any action is going to be taken to address gun violence. we have had the fiscal cliff and a last-minute deal that only anticipates another fight in a few weeks. do you approach
in 2010 it wasn't as significant but 20 democrats voted against nancy pelosi. i think though, martin, what you're seeing, and i think what allotted of people are reporting on, is the chaos with the house republican conference that was on full display over the last ten days leading up to in fiscal cliff deal which will repeat itself no doubt in the triple crown, the debt limit, sequester and the government funding bill. >> absolutely. >> they're not going to roll over by any means....
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as well as leader harry reid, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, and mitch mcconnell. >> so what would emerge later were some of the back room details about what happened in the tense days leading up to the vote. there were ultimatums and poison pills and reports that john boehner f-bombing harry reid and political blogs are all over this. but there's another back room angle that's not getting as much coverage. this bill that most people think is about the fiscal cliff is also about calling a shopping cart full of pork. it's like a kennel full of pet projects. pork, pork, pork. lawmakers who barely had the time to pass the bill and who didn't have the time to pass a storm relief bill somehow found the time to extend a series of tax breaks. and now bear in mind that the tax incentives is how government shapes policy there's tax breaks for homeowners paerngts with children, charity donor, small businesses you name it but according to taxpayers for common sense some of the items in this bill don't make much common sense. are you ready? $46 million in 2013 for motor speedways, clearly a benefit f
as well as leader harry reid, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, and mitch mcconnell. >> so what would emerge later were some of the back room details about what happened in the tense days leading up to the vote. there were ultimatums and poison pills and reports that john boehner f-bombing harry reid and political blogs are all over this. but there's another back room angle that's not getting as much coverage. this bill that most people think is about the fiscal cliff is also about calling a...
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near midnight last night, conservative congressman chris smith of new jersey and former speaker nancy pelosi of california both spoke on the floor in concert with each other and in support of this aid package. one for the record books, i suspect. on the equities, this should be a no-brainer for the house republicans as well. new york and new jersey used the international firm of makensey and company to quantify the damage to our state and our professional staff have spent countless hours to congressional staff providing backup documentation for all the damage claims. governor cuomo and i have spent hours and hours speaking to individual members of the house and senate to answer their questions. we worked with president obama and his administration and satisfied them of the urgent need of the $60 billion aid package. this was good enough for 62 united states senators of both parties to vote for this package. this was good enough for a majority of the house of representatives. it overcame all the factual challenges but could not overcome the toxic, internal politics of the house majorit
near midnight last night, conservative congressman chris smith of new jersey and former speaker nancy pelosi of california both spoke on the floor in concert with each other and in support of this aid package. one for the record books, i suspect. on the equities, this should be a no-brainer for the house republicans as well. new york and new jersey used the international firm of makensey and company to quantify the damage to our state and our professional staff have spent countless hours to...
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here is the president and house minority leader nancy pelosi. this week on this issue. >> the wealthiest individuals and biggest corporations shouldn't be able to take advantage of loopholes that aren't available to most americans. >> are you then saying to the upper classes, get ready, you're going to have to pay some more? this is not the end of it? >> i'm saying that's not off the table. >> so, can the republicans stop this or not? they're going to push for more. >> erin, i think you read the book, called "republicans are from venus, democrats are from mars." what is happening is the two parties are completely talking past each other. the republicans. mitch mcconnell this weekend and obviously other key republicans including john boehner, the speaker, said the democrats have had their tax increase, they're done. as you said, the democrats are saying we want another bite of that apple. honestly, i don't think they're going to get it in the next two years. i think the republicans are pretty almost universally unified they're not going to go for
here is the president and house minority leader nancy pelosi. this week on this issue. >> the wealthiest individuals and biggest corporations shouldn't be able to take advantage of loopholes that aren't available to most americans. >> are you then saying to the upper classes, get ready, you're going to have to pay some more? this is not the end of it? >> i'm saying that's not off the table. >> so, can the republicans stop this or not? they're going to push for more....
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. >> jennifer: by the way, nancy pelosi had a very busy day. but harry reid released this statement . . . the house version of the bill might not be so appealing to senators because it includes a measure suspending lawmakers pay if they failed to pass a budget and the senate hasn't debated a budget since 2009. speaking of things that senators might not like new jersey's 89-year-old senator frank lautenberg has not taken kindly to major cory booker. he has expressed interest in the senator seat which prompted lautenberg to say quote . . . well first of all lautenberg might have been old enough to given cory booker's parents a spanking, but you can see why the elder stateman might feel threatened because booker has a 51-30 lead over lautenberg. it looks like the senator might actually be the one in line for the spanking. and finally, our last story, current tv's bill press tried to bring some closure to the
. >> jennifer: by the way, nancy pelosi had a very busy day. but harry reid released this statement . . . the house version of the bill might not be so appealing to senators because it includes a measure suspending lawmakers pay if they failed to pass a budget and the senate hasn't debated a budget since 2009. speaking of things that senators might not like new jersey's 89-year-old senator frank lautenberg has not taken kindly to major cory booker. he has expressed interest in the senator...
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today, everyone was talking about this photo of minority leader nancy pelosi with the new class of democratic women on the steps of the capitol. heather says there's nothing better to inspire my daughter and all of the young girls in this country. john says diversity is the key to progress in this country on all fronts. maureen says maybe now we can clean up the mess of the 112th congress and get some real work done. >>> up next, we're talking to another member of the 113th congress, allen gracie about the fight ahead. but, first, we want you to share your thoughts with us. please, head over to facebook and search politics nation. and like us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? maybe you want to incorporate a business. or protect your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like the help of an attorney. at legalzoom a legal plan attorney is available in most states with every personalized document to answer questions. get started at legalzoom.com today. and now you're protected. if we took the alread
today, everyone was talking about this photo of minority leader nancy pelosi with the new class of democratic women on the steps of the capitol. heather says there's nothing better to inspire my daughter and all of the young girls in this country. john says diversity is the key to progress in this country on all fronts. maureen says maybe now we can clean up the mess of the 112th congress and get some real work done. >>> up next, we're talking to another member of the 113th congress,...
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add that to nancy pelosi who says the president could use a 14th amendment to hike the debt limit. >> i would do it in a second. but i'm not the president of the united states. >> neil: and your know honey boo-boo either. former colorado state treasurer says it's time to stop the schemes to start addressing the underlying spending that is the reason for these schemes. but we're not doing that. so what the heck is the deal here? >> well, neil, it feels more and more like these voices, these chorus of voices in washington are shouting into the wind. they rail on and on about spending. that's all people hear about. and all we're hearing about from the national media and from the folks in washington is, what the american taxpayer owes. what is owed to washington. and washington in turn owes money to this massive entitlement system that is growing faster than the taxpayer base. we're actually running out of people to tax, quite literally. and yet the conversation needs to be shifted, what is actually owed to the taxpayer? what is owed in terms of return on investment? to the american taxpa
add that to nancy pelosi who says the president could use a 14th amendment to hike the debt limit. >> i would do it in a second. but i'm not the president of the united states. >> neil: and your know honey boo-boo either. former colorado state treasurer says it's time to stop the schemes to start addressing the underlying spending that is the reason for these schemes. but we're not doing that. so what the heck is the deal here? >> well, neil, it feels more and more like these...
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in fact, nancy pelosi yesterday is talking about more taxes now. not cutting spending, but more taxes. >> do you then agree with the republican leader in the senate, mr. mcconnell, who says we're done now with the taxing side of it? now we have to concentrate on spending. is that done now? the revenue side of it taken care of? >> no. it is not. the president said originally he wanted $1.6 trillion in revenue. he took it down to $1.2 trillion as a compromise in this legislation we get $620 billion. very significant high-end tax, changing high-end tax rate to 39.6%. but that is not enough on the revenue side. we've already agreed to $1 trillion in spending cuts, over $1 trillion in spending cuts. >> what are you talking about? are you talking about more taxes? >> we're talking about looking at the tax code, putting everything on the table from the standpoint of closing loopholes. we know that we can do that. special subsidies for big oil, for example, $38 billion right this. but, again, not to take things in isolation, just to say, okay, how much mor
in fact, nancy pelosi yesterday is talking about more taxes now. not cutting spending, but more taxes. >> do you then agree with the republican leader in the senate, mr. mcconnell, who says we're done now with the taxing side of it? now we have to concentrate on spending. is that done now? the revenue side of it taken care of? >> no. it is not. the president said originally he wanted $1.6 trillion in revenue. he took it down to $1.2 trillion as a compromise in this legislation we...
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even nancy pelosi said a while back she didn't want to vote to extend because of the long-term impact. taking a back to the debt ceiling fight, when i think back to the summer of 2011, the new republican congress had been sworn in and tea party fever was in full bloom. a bunch of people were new to governing and wanted to prove how tough they were and how out there and pure they were. i think we are in a different place now. we have just seen really republicans sort of gazed over the brink of the cliff and pulled back and allowed the bill to come to a vote. allow it to pass without a majority so to speak. i was wondering, you specialize in economics, if you can lay out what the catastrophic consequences of not raising the debt ceiling are, we sort of lost in this debate how objectionable it really is to hole the nation hostage in that regard over raising the debt ceiling. can you spell it out what it mean fist we default. >> that's a great question and it's important to understand that. if we were not to raise the debt ceiling and we were to default on our debt, that would be a catast
even nancy pelosi said a while back she didn't want to vote to extend because of the long-term impact. taking a back to the debt ceiling fight, when i think back to the summer of 2011, the new republican congress had been sworn in and tea party fever was in full bloom. a bunch of people were new to governing and wanted to prove how tough they were and how out there and pure they were. i think we are in a different place now. we have just seen really republicans sort of gazed over the brink of...
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and nancy pelosi says women are more likely to be consensus builders. she's clearly a little biased here as a woman herself. but there is thinking that there will be a change. and the high number of latinos, there could be more emphasis on immigration reform. >> we are hoping violence against women act in particular. athena jones live for us. appreciate it. >> like the first day of school on capitol hill as the new members of the 113th congress were sworn in. >> you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god. >> i will. correspond congr . >> congratulations. >> ron desantis of florida, sixth congressional district. one of a dozen of newly elected members of the house who served in iraq or afghanistan. a j.a.g. officer in the u.s. navy. he certainly comes with a stellar resume. congressman desantis joins us on his first day of the job. >> thank you. good morning. >> this is what you said about the fiscal cliff deal that just passed. that foreshadowing a bunch of stuff. any agreement that r
and nancy pelosi says women are more likely to be consensus builders. she's clearly a little biased here as a woman herself. but there is thinking that there will be a change. and the high number of latinos, there could be more emphasis on immigration reform. >> we are hoping violence against women act in particular. athena jones live for us. appreciate it. >> like the first day of school on capitol hill as the new members of the 113th congress were sworn in. >> you will well...
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stuart: now the latest from nancy pelosi saying, we want more tax revenue. the 620 billion was not enough. the president says we don't have a spending problem. he's implying that there's going to be more tax coming in, a higher, i think it would be by cutting deductions. so, we're still miles apart as this fresh new cliff arrives. it's still a huge standoff, isn't it? >> it's a complete standoff and of course, president obama is very hard to reach and deal with in any case and that's why unlike every president i've covered has always been able to engineer bipartisan agreements with the other party in congress, but the president can't do that, particularly because no matter what happens, he just won't deliver spending cuts. nancy pelosi doesn't want them, but president obama, i mean, this is a continuing complaint of john boehner and one of the reasons why he says, now, look, i'm just not going to do any of these back room negotiations with the president because he just won't give us anything. he won't -- there's no compromise. stuart: don't you think the med
stuart: now the latest from nancy pelosi saying, we want more tax revenue. the 620 billion was not enough. the president says we don't have a spending problem. he's implying that there's going to be more tax coming in, a higher, i think it would be by cutting deductions. so, we're still miles apart as this fresh new cliff arrives. it's still a huge standoff, isn't it? >> it's a complete standoff and of course, president obama is very hard to reach and deal with in any case and that's why...
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he said harry reid or nancy pelosi would lose their leadership jobs. he said president obama would lose. wrong, wrong and very wrong. check out the big predictions this year. governor christie will win re-election handedly and lil chi clinton will be among the 2016 presidential hopefuls. wow, way to go out on a limb there, carl. you must have nearly cracked your crystal ball with those predictions. but, folks, you don't need to see into the future to know republicans will blame any and everything in this new year on president obama. that's ahead. stay with us. designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful discovery, the mid-sweetening realization that you have the house all to yourself. well, almost. the sweet reward, making a delicious choice that's also a smart choice. splenda no-calorie sweetener. with the original sugar-like taste you love and trust. splenda makes the moment yours. if by blessed you
he said harry reid or nancy pelosi would lose their leadership jobs. he said president obama would lose. wrong, wrong and very wrong. check out the big predictions this year. governor christie will win re-election handedly and lil chi clinton will be among the 2016 presidential hopefuls. wow, way to go out on a limb there, carl. you must have nearly cracked your crystal ball with those predictions. but, folks, you don't need to see into the future to know republicans will blame any and...
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you know, but again nancy pelosi floating the 14th amendment. how do you think this is actually going to play out? >> well, what's going to happen, i think, is that the other side's paymasters on wall street will make their desires clear which is to avoided a further cut in the value of treasury debt as a result of the rating agencies. so i think what's going to happen is the wall street people will say to boehner look, you work for us. and we're telling you we want to vote. and regardless of how many of your people vote for him, we can get it passed with democratic votes. that's the way it's gotta be. >> stephanie: i think hagel is a fairly brilliant move by the president because all of the republicans are against him. >> he could have picked jesus. [ laughter ] >> i hear he might be a jew. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: yeah, i mean -- we were just talking to eric boehlert about -- it's just -- here we go again. secretary of state clinton is back today but they have spent just this unbelievably -- this vicious news cycle attacking her for faking w
you know, but again nancy pelosi floating the 14th amendment. how do you think this is actually going to play out? >> well, what's going to happen, i think, is that the other side's paymasters on wall street will make their desires clear which is to avoided a further cut in the value of treasury debt as a result of the rating agencies. so i think what's going to happen is the wall street people will say to boehner look, you work for us. and we're telling you we want to vote. and...
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ohio congresswoman marsha fudge is set to take over as chair, democratic leader, nancy pelosi expected to attend the ceremony and address members there. we will keep following all of these events this morning. this is supposed to be a fun, uplifting day. but, boy, after the last 72 hours, you can tell there is not the same pomp and circumstance in this town that there normally is when a new congress begins to take over. >>> well, this cliff battle is over. or at least paused. but the real war on spending is just beginning. up next, i'm going to talk to tennessee senator bob corker. he's got a plan that he wants to deal with the debt and entitlements and says president obama is, quote, out of the game in the next round of negotiations. >>> plus, brownout. the defeated massachusetts republican isn't wasting any time going after his most likely democratic obstacle. if brown decides to go back to the senate. he certainly sounds like a candidate. first a look ahead at the president's schedule. he has resumed his vacation in hawaii. will be there for a few more days. so no public events. for
ohio congresswoman marsha fudge is set to take over as chair, democratic leader, nancy pelosi expected to attend the ceremony and address members there. we will keep following all of these events this morning. this is supposed to be a fun, uplifting day. but, boy, after the last 72 hours, you can tell there is not the same pomp and circumstance in this town that there normally is when a new congress begins to take over. >>> well, this cliff battle is over. or at least paused. but the...
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nancy pelosi said we have to enact the bill to see what's in it. you need a microscope. this is what we find going forward. we'll track all the tax hikes going forward, and they are slowly rolled out, starting already in 2011. ashlie-- ashley: adding up. tracy: they screw up with the stock market without knowing it. ashley: that's right. >> the other is medicare payroll taxes for medicare. tracy: right, which is unlimited. liz, thank you very much. >> sure. ashley: nfl playoffs three days away now, and some could have a much needed boost in revenue, but the next guest wrote about the playoff money link for "forbess," the executive editor of "forbes," thank you so much, mike. i read the article, and you said the road to the super bowl can cost a team more money than it generates. is that possible? >> sure. there's added expenses for things like travel and running the stadium. you get a little help from the nfl for extra costs, but your ticket revenues are basically split evenly throughout the league. where you really can make money, if you're a playoffs team is if you're
nancy pelosi said we have to enact the bill to see what's in it. you need a microscope. this is what we find going forward. we'll track all the tax hikes going forward, and they are slowly rolled out, starting already in 2011. ashlie-- ashley: adding up. tracy: they screw up with the stock market without knowing it. ashley: that's right. >> the other is medicare payroll taxes for medicare. tracy: right, which is unlimited. liz, thank you very much. >> sure. ashley: nfl playoffs...
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democratic leader nancy pelosi setting her own expectations. >> the safety of our country cannot go as slow as the slowest ship in the house of representatives. or even the united states senate. >> do you think people are going to be willing to take the risk of losing their seats again? >> i think so. many democrats lost their seats in the next election, in fact, we lost the house for multiple reasons. but that was one of them. and -- but they came back in this period between election and now in the lame duck period and said they would do it again. it was so important to our country. >> we'll see. the fact of the matter is, where this goes, what is the political will as far as the white house is concerned, they can make a pragmatic argument that if they go with a smaller package it actually has a chance of passing if it has consensus but it could disappoint a lot of folks that want to see the white house go bigger and bolder on this issue. >>> afghan president hamid karzai is in town. he's going to be discussing the u.s. role in afghanistan post-2014. the u.s. or at least the white hou
democratic leader nancy pelosi setting her own expectations. >> the safety of our country cannot go as slow as the slowest ship in the house of representatives. or even the united states senate. >> do you think people are going to be willing to take the risk of losing their seats again? >> i think so. many democrats lost their seats in the next election, in fact, we lost the house for multiple reasons. but that was one of them. and -- but they came back in this period between...
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let me add this story about nancy pelosi's agenda. what is on the table? you're saying no social security, medicaid, which are the major drivers, so what is on the table for spending cuts? there are a lot of questions. -- guest: there are a lot of questions. the major drivers are tax cuts for the wealthy, and two wars. let's not pretend gramm the is responsible for our deficit -- grandma is responsible for our deficit. getting the same prescription drugs by simply allowing medicare and medicaid to negotiate, that would be spending cuts and would impact the big guy, not the little guy. right now, in the name of family farmers, we subsidize giant agricultural corporations. elizabeth warren talked about a balanced approach talking about increasing revenue of the rich, and let's cut wasteful military spending. all of that is spending cuts. corporate welfare is spending cuts. that should be on the table, not people on minuscule incomes on the chopping block, and pretend that they are somehow responsible. we say the president got everything he want, and our orga
let me add this story about nancy pelosi's agenda. what is on the table? you're saying no social security, medicaid, which are the major drivers, so what is on the table for spending cuts? there are a lot of questions. -- guest: there are a lot of questions. the major drivers are tax cuts for the wealthy, and two wars. let's not pretend gramm the is responsible for our deficit -- grandma is responsible for our deficit. getting the same prescription drugs by simply allowing medicare and medicaid...
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we understand that nancy pelosi later on will be making some opening remarks to the black caucus. the returning members and newcomers will have to take over unfinished business left behind by the previous congress. that includes some issues not addressed in the fiscal bill approved this week. newcomers say they plan to hit the ground running. joe kennedy is the grandson of the late robert f. kennedy. >> it's a privilege. and you realize that the hard part lies ahead. >> we all have ideas. our districts have sent us. where are the bathrooms? [ laughter ] >> well, the bay area has two new members of congress. in each case the democrat replacing a democrat. eric swalwell represents the 15th congressional district which includes much of alameda county. he defeated veteran pete stark in the november election. jared huffman second district covers much of marin and sonoma counties. he replaces the retired lynn woolsey. >>> u.s. stock markets reacted positively to the 112th congress' approval of a fiscal deal. the dow gained more than 308 points yesterday. it is the biggest one-day gain i
we understand that nancy pelosi later on will be making some opening remarks to the black caucus. the returning members and newcomers will have to take over unfinished business left behind by the previous congress. that includes some issues not addressed in the fiscal bill approved this week. newcomers say they plan to hit the ground running. joe kennedy is the grandson of the late robert f. kennedy. >> it's a privilege. and you realize that the hard part lies ahead. >> we all have...
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he's less popular than nancy pelosi. he just signed an agreement that has $41 worth of tax hikes for every $1 of spending cuts. it actually delayed the sequester. >> i get that. i'm just giving it one cheer for stopping the recession. that's all it did. let me go to bob costa. robert, what are you hearing about the boehner story. how much trouble does he have, plan a, plan b, now the hurricane sandy, as our own john harwood reported. i don't see any options, robert, but you tell me. >> with all due respect to my friend ron, i'm going to have to throw a little bit of cold water on all this anti-boehner chatter. is there discontent within the rank and file of republican members of the house? yes, there is. is that going to be enough to mount a coup, a revolt on the house floor? i very much doubt it. eric cantor, did they vote against the plan? yes. but just because you vote against the plan doesn't mean you're about to run against the speaker of the house of representatives. i think there's brewing discontent among the rep
he's less popular than nancy pelosi. he just signed an agreement that has $41 worth of tax hikes for every $1 of spending cuts. it actually delayed the sequester. >> i get that. i'm just giving it one cheer for stopping the recession. that's all it did. let me go to bob costa. robert, what are you hearing about the boehner story. how much trouble does he have, plan a, plan b, now the hurricane sandy, as our own john harwood reported. i don't see any options, robert, but you tell me....
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nancy pelosi, steny hoyer, the leaders of the democrats are willing to work together with speaker boehner, mr. cantor, to get this done. it has to happen and it has to happen now. >> congresswoman, thank you very much. you heard what governor christie said. 66 days and counting people are still waiting on aid. thank you. >> and, remember, remember, we got the money out to katrina within ten days. and it was bipartisan cooperation. we have to do this now. >> thank you, congresswoman. have a great day. appreciate you coming on. next hour, we're going to talk to minority whip steny high and senator chuck schumer on this same thing. >>> a quick programming note for you, from sandy to katrina, massive storms seem to be far less rare events, but are we ready for the next superstorm? be sure to watch our special report, the coming storms this sunday night at 8:00 eastern only here on cnn. >>> coming up, speaking of the fiscal cliff deal, we talked about a bit earlier, there is a lot of special interest money included and some of it raising eyebrows today. we're back in 90 seconds. [ male announc
nancy pelosi, steny hoyer, the leaders of the democrats are willing to work together with speaker boehner, mr. cantor, to get this done. it has to happen and it has to happen now. >> congresswoman, thank you very much. you heard what governor christie said. 66 days and counting people are still waiting on aid. thank you. >> and, remember, remember, we got the money out to katrina within ten days. and it was bipartisan cooperation. we have to do this now. >> thank you,...
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pelosi is talking about more tax increases still to come. maybe everybody thinks that ben is just going to keep on printing, maybe that's why we're at 13-4. a disturbing number for you, makes you question what kind of society this is. humane and generous or entitlement and dependency crazy? listen to this, one in four children participated in the food stamp program in 2011 that's according to the agriculture department and census department. about 20 million children being fed by the taxpayer. mother of two, nicole petallides, libertarian, john stossel join me now. nicole, first of all to you, you had a rant yesterday about kids and the way they're being brought up. but the defenders of the food stamp program say that 20 million kids, they will be healthy kids and this helps the economy. what do you say? >> i want to a, make it clear, i'm not an insensitive person, to the people who need food stamps, they should, children go to public school and get their meals there, however, we are raising a group of entitlement nation children. i know as
pelosi is talking about more tax increases still to come. maybe everybody thinks that ben is just going to keep on printing, maybe that's why we're at 13-4. a disturbing number for you, makes you question what kind of society this is. humane and generous or entitlement and dependency crazy? listen to this, one in four children participated in the food stamp program in 2011 that's according to the agriculture department and census department. about 20 million children being fed by the taxpayer....